Underground Marvels (I) (2019– ) User Reviews

Death by quick-cuts.

[mperry13 · 2/10 · 17 November 2019]

The subject at hand is a fascinating one but the presentation has been rendered nearly unwatchable by the constant use of very quick cuts. One is largely unable to get a sense of place or space. Too bad.

How not to make a factual programme

[jfryleach · 2/10 · 6 September 2022]

Take a potentially fascinating subject with some genuinely fine photography and then hand the contents over to a wannabe MTV production crew who proceed to make the finished product virtually unwatchable by editing it in a way we're it seldom has more than 5 seconds of continuous footage, zooming in, zooming out - jump cuts constantly, where even a short interview with an expert is has unnecessary multiple angles and edits. Add to this a boring monotonous narration delivered by someone who sounds like he's doing a voice over for an advert whose attention seems to be elsewhere and this is what you end up with.... such a shame as it could have been a great series !